今日公共工程部长Robert Schwarten宣布，南岸职业技术与继续教育学院建立项目管理卓越中心将为昆士兰州日益发展的建筑行业提供许多高级项目经理人。

Schwarten 先生说，公共工程部、教育与培训部和澳大利亚项目管理协会已经签订合同了。

“这次政府和行业的合作将在昆士兰州培养项目管理人才方面起着至关重要的作用。”

“过去的二十年中，昆士兰州乃至澳洲建筑行业的项目设计方案的质量都呈现整体下滑的趋势。”

教育与培训部长 Rod Welford, 指出这个项目是政府和行业联手解决人才短缺问题又一个实例。

他还说，这个项目也显示出昆士兰职业与教育培训部门对行业需求的回应。

项目管理卓越中心的总项目经理将来自南岸职业技术与继续教育学院，并且是全职经理。

该项目招收的前20名申请者将于2007年上半年开始上课，下半年再招收20名，2008年初再招收另外20名申请者，此项目最多一次能招收60名申请者。

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Centre of Excellence at Southbank Institute to overcome skills shortage

A Centre for Excellence in Project Management at Southbank Institute of Technology will increase the number of skilled project managers available to Queensland`s growing building and construction industry, Public Works Minister Robert Schwarten announced today.

Mr Schwarten said a Memorandum of Understanding had been signed by the Department of Public Works, the Department of Education and Training and the Australian Institute of Project Management.

"This joint initiative between the Government and industry will play a vital role in fostering project management excellence throughout Queensland," Mr Schwarten said.

"Over the past two decades, the building and construction industry in Queensland and Australia has experienced a significant decline in the quality of project design documentation.

"The Centre for Excellence, to be located at the Southbank Institute of Technology, will offer a two-year employment-based program to improve the standard and numbers of the project managers i n Queensland.

"The program will allow on-the-job application of the theories and practices of project management and provide a workplace mentoring program."

Minister for Education and Training, Rod Welford, said the project was another example of industry and government working together to solve the skills shortage.

"This project demonstrates the way in which Queensland`s vocational and education training sector is responding to industry needs," he said.

The Centre for Excellence in Project Management will have a full-time designated Program Manager at the Southbank Institute of Technology.

An initial intake of 20 participants will start the program in the first half of 2007, followed by another 20 in late 2007. In early 2008, a further 20 will complete the maximum of 60 participants in the program at any one time.

After successful completion of the program, participants will be eligible to register as project managers through the Australian Institute of Management.